I can't say I've really been lazy about posting here, but it was really a sweet treat to read my last post.
As I sit here tonight, we are one day away from our son's six month birthday. Precisely, we are eight hours and 10 minutes away. We did have to wait till September to find out out little peanut was a boy, but my doctor snuck us in to do an ultrasound at 17 weeks, since I was her last appointment, and the tech was gone for the day. Almost immediately, there were his little boy parts - plain as day, for all the world to see. I remember laughing and saying, "Well, there's no doubt he's a boy!"
Eric fell into our lives at 6:15am, on January 30, 2011. Our lives have been changed forever. I never want mine to go back to the way it was before. Was there life before? It's more wonderful than I expected. And more painful, in some ways. The love I have for my son is indescribable. He is perfect in every way; even down to his momma's temper. :)
Friday, July 29, 2011
Monday, May 31, 2010
Week 4, Day 6
May 28, 2010. For the heck of it, Ian (my hubby) suggested I take one of the pregnancy tests I'd bought the night before, fully expecting to say, "Honey, I'm sorry. Maybe next month." I was expecting Aunt Flo any day, and was confused about all the cramping but no, um, evidence.
Only, the test wasn't negative.
Oh, the flood of tears that came when I saw that little blue "+". Even now, they flow unhindered. Seventeen months of trying, and failing. And almosts-but-not-quites. What a send off for Ian, who was in the middle of getting ready for work. And, oh, how hard it was not to tell anyone at work! We're waiting a few more weeks to let the general public know.
I don't really think that it even started to sink in with us until yesterday. Twice during the day, I turned to Ian and whispered, "Honey... we're having a baby!"
Now, I'm at four weeks and six days (roughly). To drive me further crazy, it's Memorial Day, so my doctors' office is closed; and she changed offices, so I have to track her down, lol. The call goes out tomorrow, and we'll have an appointment set. We were looking ahead to see how far 19-21 weeks was (when we can find out what we're having), and Ian said, "Early September? That's forever away." Definitely feels like it!
But, the inspiration for this post was Come Thou Fount, which came on the Pandora station I'm listening to. My grandparents (McGuire's) had the verse from 1 Samuel 7:12 (when the Israelites had subdued the Philistines and Samuel placed a rock in the area of the battle and named it Ebenezer, because God had helped them in their battle) posted above their door. Any time I hear that hymn, I usually have a few tears that escape in my remembrance of my grandparents. And, again, as I type this, there is a piano medley of the same hymn. I am thankful for their perseverance in their walk as Christians. Their lives have forever impacted my own.
That to say, that same influence I know will be passed down to our own children. I see it continually in the lives of all my cousins, and now their children.
What a legacy I have been privileged to be a part of! My heart is so full today. My thoughts continually thinking on the tiny orange seed inside me. Knowing that in eight more months I will get to hold this precious life is, well . . . overwhelming.
A baby. I am humbled. And so very, very blessed.
Only, the test wasn't negative.
Oh, the flood of tears that came when I saw that little blue "+". Even now, they flow unhindered. Seventeen months of trying, and failing. And almosts-but-not-quites. What a send off for Ian, who was in the middle of getting ready for work. And, oh, how hard it was not to tell anyone at work! We're waiting a few more weeks to let the general public know.
I don't really think that it even started to sink in with us until yesterday. Twice during the day, I turned to Ian and whispered, "Honey... we're having a baby!"
Now, I'm at four weeks and six days (roughly). To drive me further crazy, it's Memorial Day, so my doctors' office is closed; and she changed offices, so I have to track her down, lol. The call goes out tomorrow, and we'll have an appointment set. We were looking ahead to see how far 19-21 weeks was (when we can find out what we're having), and Ian said, "Early September? That's forever away." Definitely feels like it!
But, the inspiration for this post was Come Thou Fount, which came on the Pandora station I'm listening to. My grandparents (McGuire's) had the verse from 1 Samuel 7:12 (when the Israelites had subdued the Philistines and Samuel placed a rock in the area of the battle and named it Ebenezer, because God had helped them in their battle) posted above their door. Any time I hear that hymn, I usually have a few tears that escape in my remembrance of my grandparents. And, again, as I type this, there is a piano medley of the same hymn. I am thankful for their perseverance in their walk as Christians. Their lives have forever impacted my own.
That to say, that same influence I know will be passed down to our own children. I see it continually in the lives of all my cousins, and now their children.
What a legacy I have been privileged to be a part of! My heart is so full today. My thoughts continually thinking on the tiny orange seed inside me. Knowing that in eight more months I will get to hold this precious life is, well . . . overwhelming.
A baby. I am humbled. And so very, very blessed.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Laziness
Okay, so maybe laziness wasn't the best of titles, but that's how my weekend went.
I have a lovely little quilt top, waiting for its first border to be trimmed up, then to have its inner border and out border added. It's a pattern my mom-in-law drew up, and she wanted me to make a quilt and get back with her on how instructions need to be adjusted, etc. Well, after our visit with the in-laws over Easter, I realized I'd left something out - a two inch by w/loq(uilt) border. I hadn't realized it was even in the pattern! No wonder I was so confused when, after adding my border, I couldn't see how the finished size would fit a full size bed!
So, to adjust, we got two more fabrics to do the two borders, as well as backing and binding. The fabric I used was Moda's Blush line, which I absolutely LOVE. It's such a sweet little quilt, and I'm so excited to actually be keeping this one! Except for my first quilt (a little "cheater") and a few wall hanging panels, I've only made quilts to give away - usually commissioned, or as gifts. I can already see in my mind how pretty the guest bed will be with this quilt, brightening the room up. As soon as I get the top done, I'll post a photo, and toss in the backing as well, so you can get at least an idea of what the finished product will look like.
And speaking of quilts... My mom-in-law and I have been talking for some time (at least the last two years, which is how long I've been quilting, and she only one year longer) about getting a longarm machine. Well, now that both in-laws are retired, she thought it was time. So, they sold their jet ski, which wasn't getting a whole lot of use anyway, and applied some of it toward the machine. A Handiquilter Sweet 16. She just got it in last week, and I'm headed up this weekend to "play." She's nearly beside herself with excitement, and doubly so because I'll be taking our dog, Nelly, up to stay with them for a few weeks. I'll finally get some good play time in on the machine, and I'm really excited! Her plan is to let people come in to learn how to use the machine, and then use it to quilt their own projects (for a cost, of course). I get to be the business partner!
So, there's my summary of my whole weekend - minus the crazy storms that came through on Saturday and the antique bronze Thai flat wear I found at a yard sale, and the drawn-out search for my escaped cat (my husband spotted him going under the house this morning, so at least I know he's safe!). I'll post some pics of the flat wear in a future post.
Have a fabulous day!
I have a lovely little quilt top, waiting for its first border to be trimmed up, then to have its inner border and out border added. It's a pattern my mom-in-law drew up, and she wanted me to make a quilt and get back with her on how instructions need to be adjusted, etc. Well, after our visit with the in-laws over Easter, I realized I'd left something out - a two inch by w/loq(uilt) border. I hadn't realized it was even in the pattern! No wonder I was so confused when, after adding my border, I couldn't see how the finished size would fit a full size bed!
So, to adjust, we got two more fabrics to do the two borders, as well as backing and binding. The fabric I used was Moda's Blush line, which I absolutely LOVE. It's such a sweet little quilt, and I'm so excited to actually be keeping this one! Except for my first quilt (a little "cheater") and a few wall hanging panels, I've only made quilts to give away - usually commissioned, or as gifts. I can already see in my mind how pretty the guest bed will be with this quilt, brightening the room up. As soon as I get the top done, I'll post a photo, and toss in the backing as well, so you can get at least an idea of what the finished product will look like.
And speaking of quilts... My mom-in-law and I have been talking for some time (at least the last two years, which is how long I've been quilting, and she only one year longer) about getting a longarm machine. Well, now that both in-laws are retired, she thought it was time. So, they sold their jet ski, which wasn't getting a whole lot of use anyway, and applied some of it toward the machine. A Handiquilter Sweet 16. She just got it in last week, and I'm headed up this weekend to "play." She's nearly beside herself with excitement, and doubly so because I'll be taking our dog, Nelly, up to stay with them for a few weeks. I'll finally get some good play time in on the machine, and I'm really excited! Her plan is to let people come in to learn how to use the machine, and then use it to quilt their own projects (for a cost, of course). I get to be the business partner!
So, there's my summary of my whole weekend - minus the crazy storms that came through on Saturday and the antique bronze Thai flat wear I found at a yard sale, and the drawn-out search for my escaped cat (my husband spotted him going under the house this morning, so at least I know he's safe!). I'll post some pics of the flat wear in a future post.
Have a fabulous day!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Time keeps on tickin'
I can't believe how absolutely terrible I am at keeping up with my blog. I mean, I even forgot I HAD a blog until I went to leave a comment on someone else's, and it signed me in. Random.
This has been such a crazy year. I've been busy at work since, hm, May of last year. Just in the last two weeks it's slowed down enough to where I can spend some time organizing all my crazy files and my closet. That room's a mess. I share it with the curator, so there's a lot of old stuff in there. Stuff I'm afraid to move for fear it may crumble to dust.
Today, my hubs and I are going to look at a couple of houses down in Chattanooga. He just got hired on at a wonderful place down there, and we're thinking it might be a wise choice to consider relocating near the end of summer or so, once school starts. (Oh, yeah, he was also fully accepted into UTC's doctoral program!) We love Clevegas, but most everything we do is down in Chattanooga; and funding for my job runs out in June, or July. I forget which. The lady who made the endowment three years ago decided not to renew it. And that's okay. I love this job, and I will continue to volunteer as long as I can. Besides, no one really knows where anything is, and I would have to make all my files as user-accessible-friendly as possible.
Anyway. Obviously, I am full of words, and could probably sit and type for a lot longer. But I won't. I have a quilt top waiting on me to finish it up. Not to mention all the bazillions of patterns and things my mom-in-law bestowed upon me last time we were at their house. And not to mention the fact that I have to actually get myself dressed for our house visitin' appointment.
Life is good. God is good. I am still in awe of the fact that just two or three weeks ago we were looking at having to relocate out of state (if we EVER got a call back from these other jobs), and now we get to stay in one of our favorite places. The place where we met. Where we got married. Where we started our life together.
Mhm. Life is definitely good.
This has been such a crazy year. I've been busy at work since, hm, May of last year. Just in the last two weeks it's slowed down enough to where I can spend some time organizing all my crazy files and my closet. That room's a mess. I share it with the curator, so there's a lot of old stuff in there. Stuff I'm afraid to move for fear it may crumble to dust.
Today, my hubs and I are going to look at a couple of houses down in Chattanooga. He just got hired on at a wonderful place down there, and we're thinking it might be a wise choice to consider relocating near the end of summer or so, once school starts. (Oh, yeah, he was also fully accepted into UTC's doctoral program!) We love Clevegas, but most everything we do is down in Chattanooga; and funding for my job runs out in June, or July. I forget which. The lady who made the endowment three years ago decided not to renew it. And that's okay. I love this job, and I will continue to volunteer as long as I can. Besides, no one really knows where anything is, and I would have to make all my files as user-accessible-friendly as possible.
Anyway. Obviously, I am full of words, and could probably sit and type for a lot longer. But I won't. I have a quilt top waiting on me to finish it up. Not to mention all the bazillions of patterns and things my mom-in-law bestowed upon me last time we were at their house. And not to mention the fact that I have to actually get myself dressed for our house visitin' appointment.
Life is good. God is good. I am still in awe of the fact that just two or three weeks ago we were looking at having to relocate out of state (if we EVER got a call back from these other jobs), and now we get to stay in one of our favorite places. The place where we met. Where we got married. Where we started our life together.
Mhm. Life is definitely good.
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